FINAL PROJECT: The Jungle

All this week students will be working on their final projects, "The Jungle." The objective is to create an image of shallow depth with attention to texture and the categories of light. Here are some examples from previous semesters for reference.

TEXTURE:Still Life

Luke Mello

Yesterday the class continued addressing texture. A still life was arranged with objects of various local values and textures (i.e. wood, metal, organic). Students were allowed to use any medium and to render the still life in the style of their choosing.
Luke has rendered the still life in a traditional manner addressing the local values, categories of light as well as the individual textures of each object. The composition is well balanced with strong attention to the negative areas. Furthermore, the values are rich, rendered in a variety of additive and reductive techniques.

TEXTURE: Single Subject

Jessica Baumann

Georgia Bourdens

Myranda Gradney

Yesterday began with a discussion of the different types of textures (actual, simulated, etc). Each student chose a single object to draw in the medium of their choice. Jessica's drawing is a monumental rendering of a magnolia pod. The tree line and low horizon make the form appear larger than life. The overall form of the pod exhibits volume with a dark to light gradation as well as the individual seed pockets. Georgia's drawing illustrates the flowing rhythm of the husk. Instead of drawing every kernel, she has omitted areas which suggest light and allow for the viewer to fill in the blanks. This activates the viewer's attention by making the object more visually interesting. Lastly, Myranda has employed a more expressive and exploratory approach. Her investigation lies within the object and texture itself as well as use of materials.

PORTRAITS and PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE (THURS., DEC. 8)

Andrew Wong

Yesterday the class continued with portraits. Again, the objective was to avoid caricature and create solid, three dimensional images exhibiting mass and volume. Andrew has very skillfully addressed the features as well as the subtle transitions in value. The portrait fills the page adding to the pensive expression.

SPECIAL NOTE PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE NEXT THURS., DEC. 8. This list is posted above.